Motorcycle side kickstand dolly
A motorcycle side kickstand dolly used with one or two conventional wheel dollies that allows a medium to large motorcycle to be mounted easily on the dollies and moved easily to any desired position on a horizontal surface. The motorcycle side kickstand dolly in accordance with the present invention comprises an H-frame support panel, a side kickstand brace and four wheels. The H-frame support panel comprises a low-slung panel and four protrusions. The low-slung panel has four corners. The protrusions are formed respectively on the corners and protrude up and out from the corners. The side kickstand brace is mounted on the low-slung panel between two adjacent protrusions and has an upper edge, a recess and a strengthening lip. The recess is formed downward from the upper edge. The strengthening lip is formed on and protrudes transversely from the upper edge. The wheels are mounted rotatably respectively under the protrusions.
The invention is a motorcycle side kickstand dolly used with one or two conventional wheel dollies so a motorcycle can be mounted easily on one or two wheel dollies and the dolly and moved easily to any desired position on a horizontal surface.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONMotorcycles are important vehicles in many cultures and can be generally categorized as light motorcycles and heavy motorcycles. Manually moving motorcycles is strenuous because motorcycles are heavy, especially large motorcycles.
In a motorcycle shop or showroom, heavy motorcycles must be moved and adjusted to good exhibition positions. Large motorcycles are heavy and are not easy to move into confined spaces so they must be lifted by and moved with jacks or other heavy duty lifting devices. However, space in a motorcycle shop or showroom is usually limited, and moving heavy motorcycles is inconvenient.
Furthermore, a person having a car and a large motorcycle often parks the car and motorcycle in a garage. Most garages have a narrow parking area that is long enough to park a large motorcycle in front of the car. After the motorcycle is driven into the garage, the motorcycle needs to be turned around so it can be driven easily out of the garage. However, a large motorcycle is difficult to turn around because of limited space in the garage and the weight of the motorcycle. P.R.C. Patent No. CN2238115Y published on Oct. 23, 1996, titled “Ground Sliding Creeper for Repairing Car” disclosed a creeper having a front board, a rear board, a front roller, a rear roller, two front wheels and two rear wheels. The rear board is connected to the front board. The front roller is mounted under the front board and has two ends. The rear roller is mounted under the rear board and has two ends. The two front wheels are mounted respectively on the ends of the front roller. The two rear wheels are mounted respectively on the ends of the rear roller. A person lies on the ground sliding creeper under a car and moves back and forth to a desired position to repair the car. However, the ground sliding creeper cannot be used to move a large motorcycle.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe main objective of the present invention is to provide a motorcycle side kickstand dolly used with one or two conventional wheel dollies that allows a medium to large motorcycle to be mounted easily on the dollies and moved easily to any desired position on a horizontal surface such as a showroom floor or storage area.
A motorcycle side kickstand dolly in accordance with the present invention comprises an H-frame support panel, a side kickstand brace and four wheels. The H-frame support panel comprises a low-slung panel and four protrusions. The low-slung panel is rectangular and symmetrical and has four corners. The protrusions are formed respectively on the corners and protrude up and out from the corners. The side kickstand brace is mounted on the low-slung panel between two adjacent protrusions and has an upper edge, a recess and a strengthening lip. The recess is formed in and protrudes downward from the upper edge. The strengthening lip protrudes transversely from the upper edge is parallel to the low-slung panel. The four wheels are mounted rotatably respectively under the four protrusions.
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The H-frame support panel (11) comprises a low-slung panel (111) and four protrusions (112). The low-slung panel (111) is rectangular and symmetrical and has four corners. The four protrusions (112) are formed respectively on the corners of the low-slung panel (111) and protrude up and out from the corners.
The side kickstand brace (12) is mounted on the low-slung panel (111) between two adjacent protrusions (112) to hold the side kickstand (21) securely and has an upper edge, a recess (121) and a strengthening lip (122). The recess (121) is formed downward from the upper edge to hold the side kickstand (21) securely when the motorcycle (2) is held in position by the side kickstand (21). The strengthening lip (122) is formed on and protrudes transversely from the upper edge toward and parallel to the low-slung panel (111).
The wheels (13) are mounted rotatably respectively under the protrusions (112) so the motorcycle (2) can be moved easily in any direction to any desired position when the side kickstand (21) is mounted securely in the recess (121) and after the motorcycle wheel dolly (3) is mounted under the rear wheel (22).
The recess jacket (14) is U-shaped, corresponds to the recess (121) and is mounted in the recess (121) to prevent the side kickstand (21) from being scraped by the recess (121) and strengthening lip (122) and has an edge and a groove (141). The groove (141) is formed in the edge.
A person knowledgeable in the art will understand that various changes could be made without departing from the broad spirit and scope of the invention. The above-described embodiment is intended to illustrate the present invention and not to limit the scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A motorcycle side kickstand dolly used with one or two conventional wheel dollies so a motorcycle can be mounted easily on the dollies and moved easily to any desired position on a horizontal surface, being mounted under a side kickstand when a wheel dolly is mounted under a rear wheel of the motorcycle and comprising
- an H-frame support panel comprising a low-slung panel being rectangular and symmetrical and having four corners; four protrusions being formed respectively on the corners of the low-slung panel and protruding up and out from the corners; and
- a side kickstand brace being mounted on the low-slung panel between two adjacent protrusions and having an upper edge; a recess being formed downward from the upper edge; and a strengthening lip being formed on and protruding transversely from the upper edge toward and parallel to the low-slung panel; and
- four wheels being mounted rotatably respectively under the four protrusions.
2. The motorcycle side kickstand dolly as claimed as claim 1 further comprises a recess jacket corresponding to the recess and being mounted in the recess and having
- an edge; and
- a groove being formed in the edge.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 16, 2009
Date of Patent: Nov 8, 2011
Patent Publication Number: 20110089662
Inventor: Tung Ming Chen (Donggang Township, Pingtung County)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey J Restifo
Assistant Examiner: Jacob Meyer
Attorney: Morris Manning Martin LLP
Application Number: 12/580,793
International Classification: B62B 1/00 (20060101); B62B 5/00 (20060101);
